Playback
/ˈpleɪbæk/noun
Playing of a recorded material again to be heard or seen.
They filmed the scene again after studying the playback.
Often appears as...
- video playback
- audio playback
noun
The practice of pre-recording music and then lip-syncing the words in a performance.
The singer was accused of using playback during their live performance.
Often appears as...
- using playback
- live playback
noun
The action of reproducing a sequence of operations, especially to analyze an electronic system.
The engineers used playback to check the functionality of the device.
Often appears as...
- system playback
- action playback
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Playing of a recorded material again to be heard or seen.
They filmed the scene again after studying the playback.
Often appears as...
- video playback
- audio playback
noun
The practice of pre-recording music and then lip-syncing the words in a performance.
The singer was accused of using playback during their live performance.
Often appears as...
- using playback
- live playback
noun
The action of reproducing a sequence of operations, especially to analyze an electronic system.
The engineers used playback to check the functionality of the device.
Often appears as...
- system playback
- action playback
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Media Review
Used when watching or listening to something you've already recorded for assessment or enjoyment.
The director ordered playback of the last take to check the actors' performances.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Occurs frequently in technical tasks involving audio-visual editing, like filmmaking or sound engineering.
Playback quality is crucial for the final edit of the movie.
Pro Tip 3/3Entertainment Control
Users control playback to pause, rewind, or fast-forward through media content.
Can you please pause the playback? I need to take a call.
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Styling "Food Porn:"...
just the understanding of super slow motion and how really incredible things are happening in fractions of a second and so if you can create these environments where they happen if you're standing on set if you blink you didn't even see it then you look at it on playback and it's awesome and so it's like it's understanding the power that
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Jeff Hawkins: How brain...
and you must play it back in sequence over time. And these sequences are auto-associatively recalled, so if I see something, I hear something, it reminds me of it, and it plays back automatically. It's an automatic playback. And prediction of future inputs is the desired output. And as I said, the theory must be biologically accurate,
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When nature, sound and...
them a little bit I've got some extra controls so I can change the playback speed of the movie and I can also adjust the sensitivity of the video analysis so we add adding these few controls it's it's more like an improvisation with the birds because they're still controlling the sounds the piano makes but then I
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Visualizing the medical...
will be a slushie weightless so this is really nice and you know to take that even further this is at heart and this is also due to these fantastic new scanners that justing in 0.3 seconds I can scan the whole heart and I can do that with time resolution so just looking at this heart I can playback a
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Adam Sadowsky engineers...
cameraman through they wanted it messy and we were happy to oblige the machine itself would start the music so the machine would get started it would travel some distance reacting along the way hit play on an iPod or a tape deck or something that would start playback and the Machine would maintain
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The Spider Monkeys of...
call that they use to to communicate to other groups. Sometimes we record these calls and we use them as playback. So we play the call and when we get an answer, we know there are groups there. We carry- we do this method. whenever we are in a new place where we don't
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Adam Sadowsky: How to...
So the machine would get started, it would travel some distance, reacting along the way, hit play on an iPod or a tape deck or something that would start playback. And the machine would maintain synchronization throughout. And speaking of synchronization,
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Water Discovered In...
to come back. We were relying on the commands that we had written and we had sent to the spacecraft to work properly and for the spacecraft to continue to be able to talk to us right up to the very last minute. I can confirm Science playback is in lock.
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Talking Elephant? PIPE...
nothing at all is played she has feet planted on the ground for the negative ones and she lifts a foot for the positive one and she gets a reward this isn't another trial with no playback so she should not lift her foot
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Feathers in Flight: The...
My role is the fun stuff, I think! I have a speaker and I'm going to use it to do some playback of the Willow Flycatcher vocalizations in order to lure it into the net.
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Styling "Food Porn:"...
just the understanding of super slow motion and how really incredible things are happening in fractions of a second and so if you can create these environments where they happen if you're standing on set if you blink you didn't even see it then you look at it on playback and it's awesome and so it's like it's understanding the power that
Video examples
Jeff Hawkins: How brain...
and you must play it back in sequence over time. And these sequences are auto-associatively recalled, so if I see something, I hear something, it reminds me of it, and it plays back automatically. It's an automatic playback. And prediction of future inputs is the desired output. And as I said, the theory must be biologically accurate,
Video examples
When nature, sound and...
them a little bit I've got some extra controls so I can change the playback speed of the movie and I can also adjust the sensitivity of the video analysis so we add adding these few controls it's it's more like an improvisation with the birds because they're still controlling the sounds the piano makes but then I
Video examples
Visualizing the medical...
will be a slushie weightless so this is really nice and you know to take that even further this is at heart and this is also due to these fantastic new scanners that justing in 0.3 seconds I can scan the whole heart and I can do that with time resolution so just looking at this heart I can playback a
Video examples
Adam Sadowsky engineers...
cameraman through they wanted it messy and we were happy to oblige the machine itself would start the music so the machine would get started it would travel some distance reacting along the way hit play on an iPod or a tape deck or something that would start playback and the Machine would maintain
Video examples
The Spider Monkeys of...
call that they use to to communicate to other groups. Sometimes we record these calls and we use them as playback. So we play the call and when we get an answer, we know there are groups there. We carry- we do this method. whenever we are in a new place where we don't
Video examples
Adam Sadowsky: How to...
So the machine would get started, it would travel some distance, reacting along the way, hit play on an iPod or a tape deck or something that would start playback. And the machine would maintain synchronization throughout. And speaking of synchronization,
Video examples
Water Discovered In...
to come back. We were relying on the commands that we had written and we had sent to the spacecraft to work properly and for the spacecraft to continue to be able to talk to us right up to the very last minute. I can confirm Science playback is in lock.
Video examples
Talking Elephant? PIPE...
nothing at all is played she has feet planted on the ground for the negative ones and she lifts a foot for the positive one and she gets a reward this isn't another trial with no playback so she should not lift her foot
Video examples
Feathers in Flight: The...
My role is the fun stuff, I think! I have a speaker and I'm going to use it to do some playback of the Willow Flycatcher vocalizations in order to lure it into the net.
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Quote examples
Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.
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Roop Durgapal
Indian Actress
I have a long way to go as far as my acting career is concerned. Lots of milestones are to be achieved and dreams to be fulfilled. I would someday want to do playback singing, too, as I am a very passionate singer.
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Tulsi Kumar
It's very important for singers to feature in their videos because when we do playback for Bollywood, we tend to become the voice of the character - whether it's the actor or a situation that we are singing for.
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Neha Kakkar
Indian Musician
People love me when I do selfie videos, so I know they like me in music videos as well. Otherwise, I would have just been a playback singer.
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Himesh Reshammiya
Indian Actor
To be good in playback, you need to modulate your voice and sing with an accent that can provide some freshness.
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William Fichtner
American Actor
I don't like to watch dailies or video playback unless I have to.
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Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.
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Javed Ali
Indian Musician
I do see myself doing more than just playback singing.
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Shehnaaz Gill
I want to be a playback singer and make my name big.
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Meghana Raj
Indian Actress
Playback singing has always been my dream.
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Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
I think playback singing has a lot to do with voice acting. I would suggest to all the youngsters to understand the character, situation, and the story behind the songs. That is when you can add soul to the rendition which, I think, is missing in today's music.
Quote examples
Roop Durgapal
Indian Actress
I have a long way to go as far as my acting career is concerned. Lots of milestones are to be achieved and dreams to be fulfilled. I would someday want to do playback singing, too, as I am a very passionate singer.
Quote examples
Tulsi Kumar
It's very important for singers to feature in their videos because when we do playback for Bollywood, we tend to become the voice of the character - whether it's the actor or a situation that we are singing for.
Quote examples
Neha Kakkar
Indian Musician
People love me when I do selfie videos, so I know they like me in music videos as well. Otherwise, I would have just been a playback singer.
Quote examples
Himesh Reshammiya
Indian Actor
To be good in playback, you need to modulate your voice and sing with an accent that can provide some freshness.
Quote examples
William Fichtner
American Actor
I don't like to watch dailies or video playback unless I have to.
Quote examples
Mohit Chauhan
Indian Musician
It's very challenging to be a playback singer in Bollywood.
Quote examples
Javed Ali
Indian Musician
I do see myself doing more than just playback singing.
Quote examples
Shehnaaz Gill
I want to be a playback singer and make my name big.
Quote examples
Meghana Raj
Indian Actress
Playback singing has always been my dream.
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